Custom design
Pages designed around your business and content, then built on a lightweight theme.
WordPress & WooCommerce
WordPress sites and WooCommerce shops you can run yourself.
Business websites, blogs and online shops on WordPress, designed to your brand, built to be fast and secure, and simple for you to update.
WordPress
Speak to the design team directly. Free first look, fixed prices. Or send us the details
WordPress websites without the plugin mess
WordPress runs a huge share of the web because it is flexible and you own everything. That flexibility is also where it goes wrong: too many plugins, a heavy page builder and no updates soon add up to a slow, fragile site.
Our design team builds lean WordPress sites. We design the pages around your content, choose a small set of reliable plugins, and set up security, backups and updates from the start. For shops we use WooCommerce, with payments, delivery and product pages set up to sell.
Already have a WordPress site that has become slow or broken? We can tidy it up, update it safely or rebuild it on a cleaner setup.
Need help now?
Talk to a real designer today.
You don't need to shop around or fill in long forms. Call, WhatsApp or email the design team and tell us what's going on. We'll take a look for free and tell you straight what it needs.
- 30 yearsdesigning websites and shops
- In-housedesign team in Helmsley, North Yorkshire
- Free lookat your site before you commit
- Fixed pricesagreed before any work starts
What's included
What we do on WordPress
WooCommerce shops
Products, payments, delivery, tax and emails set up and tested with real orders.
Plugins done right
A short list of trusted plugins instead of dozens that slow the site down.
Security & backups
Firewall, spam protection, automatic backups and safe updates.
SEO structure
Clean URLs, page titles, descriptions, sitemaps and structured data set up.
Training
A short walkthrough so you can add pages, posts and products yourself.
Why Foxy Websites
Designed by people who've done it for 30 years.
Our in-house design team plans, builds and checks every project. AI tools help with the legwork, and nothing goes live without a person signing it off.
Fast and lean
Fewer plugins and lighter pages mean faster loading and fewer things to break.
Yours to keep
You own the site, the hosting and the content. No lock-in.
Looked after
Optional care plans keep updates, backups and fixes taken care of.
How a project runs
- Talk
A free chat about your products, your shop and what's not working.
- Plan & quote
A clear list of what we'll do, on which platforms, with a fixed price.
- Build & list
Design, setup and listings, with previews for you to check as we go.
- Launch
We go live together, test real orders and check Google can see it all.
- Look after
Fixes, updates and new listings whenever you need them.
Example of our work
Real sites and shops we've built.
ERYGA: East Riding of Yorkshire Golf Alliance
A WordPress website for the golf alliance, with fixtures, member clubs and a custom live leaderboard plugin: the secretary uploads the tee sheet, enters scores on the day and the results and championship table update themselves.
Questions
Questions people ask
Should I use WordPress or Shopify?
WordPress suits content-heavy sites and businesses that want full ownership. Shopify is usually simpler for shops that mostly sell products. We'll help you decide.
Can you fix my slow WordPress site?
Yes. We look at hosting, plugins, images and caching, fix what's slowing it down and keep everything backed up while we work.
Do you provide hosting?
We can recommend and set up reliable UK hosting in your name, or work with your existing host.
Can I edit the site myself?
Yes. We build it so you can change text, images, pages and products without touching code.
Related services
Often done together.
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